CNN: Is Donald Trump Losing Control?

[Binkie The Clown]

http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/29/politics/donald-trump-far-right-immigration-videos/index.html

Trump is someone who prides himself on a sort of everywhere-all-at-once approach to governance. He throws lots and lots of things at the wall every day --through tweets, public statements and policy maneuvers. He has, from the start of his political career, reveled in thumbing his nose at conventional wisdom and political correctness. He is a provocateur by nature; he likes to get reaction, he likes to freak out the squares.

And yet, the last few days Trump feels even more unmoored than usual. More erratic. More wild.
"Something is unleashed with him lately," Times reporter Maggie Haberman said on CNN Wednesday morning. "I don't know what is causing it, I don't know how to describe it."

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[niyad]

1. uhhh, cnn??? when did he ever demonstrate that he HAD control?

[Proud Liberal Dem]

14. Exactly!

When????

[JHan]

2. Is maggie for real?

[Maven]

3. She is the worst. nt

[sunonmars]

4. He's self destructive, I think he is deliberately pushing to be removed.

[RKP5637]

8. And then he will whine to his base how he was right, but wronged by the evil gov. under the

control of Hillary and Obama. It would be the ultimate cop out for him.

[sunonmars]

9. Yup its his way out without having to resign. Blame everyone else.

[Iliyah]

5. He never had control.

Is the GOP and Russia losing control. YES.

[RKP5637]

6. Trumps been out of control and a bizarre character his whole life. When was he ever in control. n/t

[unblock]

7. He is probably not even in control of his bowel movements

[BigmanPigman]

10. CNN and MSNBC are bringing up the crazy issue a lot

today. Saying the Hollywood Access tape was fake and bringing up Birtherism again.

DISTRACTIONS, DESTRUCTION, DIVISION!

Stay focused on Tax Scam, govt shut down, and N Korea.

[ollie10]

19. Bingo!

The Rs are trotting out a tax cut for the rich and the media is trotting out the idea that Trump is....er....Trump?

Maybe...after the tax cut is successfully passed....they will find another important issue to divert our attention away from....

[Girard442]

11. Did you ever watch a kid playing with a toy he loved at first but is growing bored with?

Same thing. Starts slamming it around, yanking on it, almost like he wants to break it. At this point, a smart parent changes the scene somehow.

"Hey Donnie! How'd you like to go to a fun place upstate where you can have all the ice cream you want and nobody is ever mean to you?"

[gratuitous]

12. Finally reporting what's been obvious for months

I hope this is the spell being broken. Call out this erratic motherfucker for what he patently is. The popular media are not serving anyone by pretending otherwise: Not the country, not the citizens, not the rest of the planet, not even the robber barons who think they've finally picked the lock on the Treasury.

[janterry]

13. This is stupid

(not your post, the stupid analysis).

Trump is a demented whirlwind.

This sort of nonsense is just the press, following the path of destruction while trying to pretend that they are ahead of the wind. They are two steps behind. Trump just marches out in front, following any impulsive thought he has. When the press starts looking at him through THAT lens, they'll be able to get control of the story.

[0rganism]

15. and... CNN asking the wrong questions again

there is an assumption that Trump's behavior is in any way related to a governing philosophy related to our currently-active constitution, and that Trump has some interest (no matter how vague or ill-informed) in actually performing the duties of the presidency.

these notions could not be further from the truth, which has itself become mostly irrelevant to our ascendant method of governance.

hey CNN, want a better rhetorical question? how about, "is the dominant political class losing control?" how about, "has our nation been taken over by neo-Nazis through a wave of faux populism?" how about, "what will life look like for the first generation in nearly a century to hit retirement age without social security or medicare?" good luck with that journalism thing CNN, you had quite the run, hope it lasts.

[Wellstone ruled]

16. The day CNN

CEO Zucker makes this statement,then and only then will the real truth will be exposed.

[Orsino]

17. "Everywhere-all-at-once" is code.

For "he always pretends to be on top of everything, but he understands nothing about government or management."

[ollie10]

18. "I don't know what is causing it, I don't know how to describe it."....

.....Maybe Trump is just being himself?

[Stinky The Clown]

20. In a word: Mueller